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ISSTC 2014

Audio Fabric: Socio-sonic Textures in the Real World

This year’s Convocation examines the social impact of sound in the real world: natural soundscapes, music, technological sounds, mediated sounds, spaces, places and sites. Technology cannot be divorced from the interconnections with cultural output, social practice and aesthetics. We seek to contextualise all sound-making and its sciences and technologies. What is the societal impact of our artistic and technical practice with sound? How does our research and practice impact the wider community? Finally, given that our practice is, for the most part, financed by public funding, what is it that we are giving back?

The fourth annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation (ISSTC 2014) will be held August 28-29, 2014 at National University Ireland, Maynooth.

Registration

Full Registration: All papers/posters, art, concerts, workshops, reception and full ISSTA membership

Early Bird: €45; Regular: €55
Student Early Bird: €40; Regular: €50

First Day only: First day papers/posters, art, concert 1, workshop 1, reception and full ISSTA membership

€30

Second Day only: Second day papers/posters, art, concert 2, workshop 2 and full ISSTA membership

€25

Concerts only (€7 each at door)

€10

ISSTA membership alone

€15

Travel and Accommodation

Arriving in Ireland and Maynooth

Maynooth (Maigh Nuad in the Irish language) is a University town in north County Kildare, in the East of Ireland.
It is close to the M4 motorway, along the Royal Canal and the main Western Suburban Rail Line.

The closest International Airport is Dublin Airport about 20km distance from Maynooth and approximately 10 km north of Dublin city centre

Travel information from Dublin Airport to Maynooth is summarized below. Further information is available here on the University website.

The quickest way from the Airport (but costly – about 40euros) to Maynooth is by taxi.

You can find maps of the NUI, Maynooth: South Campus map (gif)(pdf) and North Campus map (gif)(pdf).
The Conference and Accommodation Office (location 25, square D2 on the South Campus Map. It is under an archway close to the South Campus entrance

A further comprehensive overview of travel to Maynooth can be found here on the Mathematics Department website which also has information on restaurants and cafes in Maynooth. There is also a useful map of Maynooth town.

Airport to Dublin City Center:

For the bus to Maynooth, get off at O’Connell St (16a, 747), Lower Abbey St
(41), or Trinity College (Aircoach), and walk to the 66/67/67x (below) bus stop on
Westmoreland St. For train connections, Airlink 747 to Busaras (Central Bus
Station) brings you closest to Connolly Station.

Dublin City Center to Maynooth

Arriving by Train from Dublin City

The Western Suburban railway line serves three city centre stations (Pearse Station, Tara St. and Connolly Station) as well as many suburban stations and is a quick and convenient way to get to NUI Maynooth. Links to Irish Rail services can be found here.

Arriving by Taxi

We recommend to use a Maynooth-based taxi to come here
from Dublin Airport rather than an airport taxi because the driver
will always know where Maynooth is, and the fare will be significantly
less. Maynooth taxi drivers all know where the University is, and often even
know specific on-campus locations such as Conference
and Accommodation. Some of the Maynooth-based taxi numbers are: